DISINFO: Ukraine is a "shell" state: it is officially there, but there is nothing inside it
SUMMARY
All Zelenskyy is doing is an attempt to imitate a normal state. And Ukraine is a shell state. It is officially there, but there is nothing inside it.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about the statehood and alleged disintegration of Ukraine.
Pro-Kremlin media outlets often cast doubt on Ukrainian statehood and claim that Ukraine either does not exist as a state or is going to tumble down very soon. In reality, present-day Ukraine has been on the world map since 1991 when the Soviet Union disintegrated. It has elected six presidents since then and changed parties in government several times which illustrates political diversity and democratic dynamics even during economic hardship in the wake of Russian aggression in 2014. Ukraine's Western partners have been providing it with financial and technical assistance.
See similar disinformation cases that target Ukraine: Ukraine became an American colony since the coup; Ukraine does not exist as a state; Ukraine will be split up; Ukraine is a quasi-state with a failed economy, or collapse of Ukraine resulting in the loss of territories may soon happen.